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2014 Winter Olympics
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Also known as Soči 2014, Sochi 2014, XXII Olympic Winter Games, 2014 Winter Olympic Games

The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sochi 2014, were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening rounds in certain events were held on 6 February 2014, the day before the opening ceremony.

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The 2014 Winter Olympics was the 22nd edition of the Winter Olympic Games, held in Russia. The event took place from February 7, 2014, to February 23, 2014, in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana. Vladimir Putin officially opened the games, while Ruslan Zakharov made the athlete oath. The torch was lit by Vladislav Tretiak and Irina Rodnina.

The motto for the event was "Hot. Cool. Yours" and "Waarm. Cool. Däint." A total of 2780 participants competed in various winter sports, including speed skating, curling, cross-country skiing, and short track speed skating. Notable participants included Patrik Eliáš and Shane Williamson. The games featured an opening ceremony and a closing ceremony as significant events.

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The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (Russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, romanised: XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (Сочи 2014), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening rounds in certain events were held on 6 February 2014, the day before the opening ceremony.

These were the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Thomas Bach. Both the Olympics and Paralympics were organised by the Sochi Organizing Committee (SOOC). Sochi was selected as the host city on 4 July 2007, during the 119th IOC Session held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was the first Olympics to be held in a CIS state and former Warsaw Pact state after the Revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1980.

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